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On This Day in Sport (24 May 2011):

1899: French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen, the first non-English speaking winner of the Wimbledon women's singles title, was born. She won the first of her six Wimbledon singles titles in 1919. The loose, short-length dress she wore revolutionised fashion in the women's game. Five of her titles were won in consecutive years, 1919-23. She died in 1938.
1984: Alan Pettigrew set a world record by throwing a haggis 180ft 10in (55.1 metres) at Inchmurrin, Strathclyde.
2000: England midfielder Steve McManaman scored a second-half volley to help Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 in the Champions League final.
2001: Former England boss Kevin Keegan took charge at Manchester City.
2003: James Anderson claimed a debut five-wicket haul as Zimbabwe lost 19 wickets in a day to lose the first Test against England at Lord's by an innings and 92 runs.
2005: Former England, Chelsea and Blackburn full-back Graeme Le Saux announced his retirement from professional football.

Headlines (24 May) :

Murray sails through in Paris
Andy Murray eased past Eric Prodon in his first match of the 2011 French Open on Tuesday morning.
French cruise for Sharapova
Maria Sharapova swept into the second round of the French Open for the loss of just three games against Mirjana Lucic on Tuesday.
Former champ Ivanovic beaten
Former champion Ana Ivanovic fell at the first hurdle of the 2011 French Open on Tuesday.
Pradeep blow for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka have been dealt a blow with the news that seam bowler Nuwan Pradeep is likely to miss the forthcoming Test series against England.
Giggs skips United training
Ryan Giggs was a notable absentee at Manchester United training on Tuesday morning after finding himself at the centre of a media storm.
Deschamps linked to Blues post
Marseille's sporting director Jose Anigo has fuelled reports that Didier Deschamps could be a target for Chelsea.
De Gea deal looks imminent
Reports in Spain suggest Manchester United will announce the signing of Atletico Madrid's David De Gea next week for a fee of £18.3million.
Di Resta happy in Monaco
Paul di Resta has fallen in love with the Monaco lifestyle after recently making the principality his home.
Henson tipped to leave Toulon
Gavin Henson will not be offered a new contract with Toulon next season, according to reports in France.
Angel bids for Trophy triumph
Richard Fahey's Lily's Angel puts her unbeaten record on the line in an informative Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley on Wednesday.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 23 May 2011

CRICKET
West Indies v Pakistan Test Series : Second Test at St Kitts
West Indies 223 all out 83.5 ovs 151 - 6 62.5 ovs Pakistan 272 all out 109.5 ovs 377 - 6 112.2 ovs In Progress
Hampshire v Lancashire LV County Championship : Division One at The Rose Bowl
Lancashire 185 - 5 62.2 ovs In Progress
Somerset v Yorkshire LV County Championship : Division One at Taunton
Yorkshire 248 - 4 61.3 ovs In Progress
Warwickshire v Durham LV County Championship : Division One at Edgbaston
Durham 234 - 3 63.4 ovs In Progress
Essex v Middlesex LV County Championship : Division Two at Chelmsford
Middlesex 206 - 5 62.2 ovs In Progress
Kent v Derbyshire LV County Championship : Division Two at Canterbury
Derbyshire 233 - 1 61.4 ovs In Progress
Northamptonshire v Leicestershire LV County Championship : Division Two at Northampton
Leicestershire 247 - 5 60.4 ovs In Progress
Surrey v Glamorgan LV County Championship : Division Two at The Kia Oval
Glamorgan 212 - 2 56.5 ovs In Progress
TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN Men's Singles - Round 1
Pablo Cuevas 6 3 2 1 - Antonio Veic 4 6 6 3 - Match won by retirement
Denis Gremelmayr 6 (2) 1 3 - - Nikolay Davydenko (28) 7 (7) 6 6 - -
Mardy Fish (10) 6 6 (11) 6 6 - Ricardo Mello 2 7 (13) 2 4 -
Marcos Baghdatis (27) 7 (7) 6 6 - - Frederico Gil 6 (4) 2 2 - -
Leonardo Mayer 3 7 (7) 6 6 - Dustin Brown 6 6 (5) 2 2 -
Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6 6 (5) 4 6 6 Javier Marti 3 7 (7) 6 1 3
Simone Bolelli 6 6 6 (5) 6 - Frank Dancevic 1 3 7 (7) 2 -
Michael Berrer 6 4 6 6 - Milos Raonic (26) 4 6 3 4 -
Tobias Kamke 6 (5) 6 6 6 - Olivier Rochus 7 (7) 3 3 2 -
Julian Reister 4 3 3 - - Viktor Troicki (15) 6 6 6 - -
Carlos Berlocq 7 6 6 - - Bernard Tomic 5 4 2 - -
Potito Starace 6 (2) 1 1 - - Alejandro Falla 7 (7) 6 6 - -
Michael Llodra (22) 7 (7) 3 3 3 - Steve Darcis 6 (5) 6 6 6 -
Philipp Petzschner 7 (7) 6 6 - - Mischa Zverev 6 (3) 0 4 - -
Bjorn Phau 6 3 5 0 - Gael Monfils (9) 4 6 7 6 -
Thomas Schoorel 7 (7) 6 6 - - Maximo Gonzalez 6 (5) 3 3 - -
Florent Serra 4 1 3 - - Igor Andreev 6 6 6 - -
Janko Tipsarevic (29) 7 (7) 6 6 - - Brian Dabul 6 (1) 1 0 - -
Feliciano Lopez 3 4 6 (3) - - Roger Federer (3) 6 6 7 (7) - -
Tomas Berdych (6) 6 6 2 2 7 Stephane Robert 3 3 6 6 9
Tommy Haas 4 6 6 (1) 4 - Marsel Ilhan 6 4 7 (7) 6 -
Daniel Brands 2 4 4 - - Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6 6 - -
Go Soeda 5 2 4 - - Mikhail Youzhny (12) 7 6 6 - -
Richard Gasquet (13) 7 6 6 - - Radek Stepanek 5 3 0 - -
Alex Bogomolov Jr. 3 6 6 (6) 2 - Marcel Granollers-Pujol 6 3 7 (8) 6 -
Andrey Golubev 4 4 7 (7) 6 (5) - Thomaz Bellucci (23) 6 6 6 (4) 7 (7) -
Juan Martin Del Potro (25) 6 (7) 6 7 6 - Ivo Karlovic 7 (9) 3 5 4 -
Benoit Paire 5 6 1 6 (4) - Victor Hanescu 7 4 6 7 (7) -
Thiemo De Bakker 2 1 3 - - Novak Djokovic (2) 6 6 6 - -
Caroline Wozniacki (1) 6 6 - - - Kimiko Date Krumm 0 2 - - -
Women's Singles - Round 1
Junri Namigata 1 1 - - - Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 - - -
Christina Mchale 7 (7) 2 7 - - Sara Errani 6 (4) 6 9 - -
Shuai Zhang 3 3 - - - Daniela Hantuchova (28) 6 6 - - -
Aravane Rezai 3 3 - - - Irina Begu 6 6 - - -
Marion Bartoli (11) 1 6 6 - - Anna Tatishvili 6 2 1 - -
Agnes Szavay 4 6 4 - - Olga Govortsova 6 4 6 - -
Vera Zvonareva (3) 6 6 - - - Lourdes Dominguez Lino 3 3 - - -
Sabine Lisicki 6 6 - - - Akgul Amanmuradova 0 4 - - -
Angelique Kerber 6 3 1 - - Edina Gallovits-Hall 2 6 6 - -
Anastasia Rodionova 6 (5) 6 6 - - Nadia Petrova (26) 7 (7) 3 4 - -
Anastasia Pivovarova 3 0 - - - Nuria Llagostera Vives 6 6 - - -
Shuai Peng (29) 6 6 - - - Tamira Paszek 3 2 - - -
Anne Keothavong 6 6 (5) 4 - - Vesna Dolonts 3 7 (7) 6 - -
Melanie Oudin 2 0 - - - Francesca Schiavone (5) 6 6 - - -
Sandra Zahlavova 4 3 - - - Jie Zheng 6 6 - - -
Greta Arn 2 1 - - - Petra Kvitova (9) 6 6 - - -
Kaia Kanepi (16) 7 6 - - - Sofia Arvidsson 5 1 - - -
Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6 (6) 1 - - - Heather Watson 7 (8) 6 - - -
Roberta Vinci (30) 6 3 6 - - Alberta Brianti 3 6 3 - -
Evgeniya Rodina 3 6 6 - - Iryna Bremond 6 4 8 - -
Jill Craybas 6 6 - - - Eleni Daniilidou 3 3 - - -
Yung-Jan Chan 7 6 - - - Klara Zakopalova (31) 5 1 - - -
Sania Mirza 6 6 - - - Kristina Barrois 3 3 - - -
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1 2 - - - Agnieszka Radwanska (12) 6 6 - - -
Maria Kirilenko (25) 7 (7) 6 - - - Coco Vandeweghe 6 (5) 2 - - -
Viktoriya Kutuzova 3 6 2 - - Chanelle Scheepers 6 4 6 - -
BADMINTON
England were beaten 4-1 by fifth seeds South Korea in the mixed team championships at the Double Star Sudirman Cup in Qingdao.